Basically, this schedule sets Nov. 10 as the release date with a backup date
of Nov. 17.
Here is a bit more detail as to the release to beta and then to release
candidate 1,
prior to the general release (lifted from the wiki):
1.3 beta: Target: October 27, 2008
1.3 rc1: Target: November 3, 2008
1.3 release: Target: November 10, 2008
--Brad